Question 1

Research on using code-based approaches in teaching reading indicates that being able to identify many words as students read depends on using context to guess meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The constructivist approach to planning learning experiences emphasizes what roles for teachers and students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both students and teachers determine the content and activities, but teachers select the learning strategy to be used. 
B)  Students and teachers together determine the content, activities, and learning strategies to be used. 
C)  Students determine the broad learning goals, while teachers determine the specific learning objectives and activities. 
D)  Teachers determine the learning goals, activities, and strategies for optimal learning.

Question 3

Questions dealing with concrete facts are divergent questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One way of incorporating active learning into lectures is to use ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One way of incorporating active learning into...

Question 5

To what taxonomic domain does the following objective belong? "Students will share their reactions about the appeal of a painting after a trip to a local gallery."

Accepted Answer

A)  Action 
B)  Affective 
C)  Cognitive 
D)  Psychomotor

Question 6

Teachers who are highly committed to covering all of the required information and curriculum are most interested in the goal of teaching for conceptual change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A student in a biology class examines a slide of an unfamiliar cell and describes its major parts and how they interrelate. What element in Bloom's taxonomy is most directly exemplified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  Comprehension 
C)  Evaluation 
D)  Synthesis

Question 8

After reviewing about 50 studies of teaching, Rosenshine and Furst concluded that the most promising teacher behavior for future research on effective teaching is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After reviewing about 50 studies of teaching,...

Question 9

Which one of the following objectives would probably be the most difficult to measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  Application 
C)  Receiving 
D)  Reflex actions

Question 10

Which one of the following examples of mathematics learning is the MOST compatible with a constructivist view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Converting from Fahrenheit to Celsius temperatures by experimenting with actual thermometer reading 
B)  Simplifying an equation by following the steps listed in the textbook 
C)  Using a drill-and-practice computer program dealing with factoring numbers 
D)  Using flash cards to teach both addition and subtraction facts

Question 11

Teacher clarity is a characteristic that is fairly simple to define objectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The type of objective that uses verbs such as tabulate, state, total, and measure is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Mrs. Savage is hoping that her students will really appreciate the importance of earthquakes following the unit that she is about to teach. The type of affective response that she should expect to occur FIRST for this outcome is

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing. 
B)  receiving. 
C)  responding. 
D)  valuing.

Question 14

What is direct instruction? List its characteristics and describe a situation in which it would be the most appropriate method to use with students. Explain why your situation is appropriate for direct instruction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is direct instruction? List its characteristics...

Question 15

In the constructivist perspective, it is important for students to have a role in designing objectives for learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Whitney presents and defends her personal views on the desirability of having the current president nominate Supreme Court Justices. What level of thinking in Bloom's taxonomy is illustrated by Whitney's task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Application 
B)  Comprehension 
C)  Evaluation 
D)  Synthesis

Question 17

Indicate the HIGHEST level of Bloom's taxonomy in which the following question can be classified: "How should government classes judge the feasibility of a court decision?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  Application 
C)  Evaluation 
D)  Synthesis

Question 18

In productive group sessions, a student's questions and comments are directed to another student.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Write three possible cognitive objectives for your teaching specialty, using Mager's and Gronlund's approaches. Each objective should address a different level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

The type of objective that uses verbs such as comprehend, design, acknowledge, and address is a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 13: Teaching Every Student

Research on using code-based approaches in teaching reading indicates that being able to identify many words as students read depends on using context to guess meanings.

The constructivist approach to planning learning experiences emphasizes what roles for teachers and students?

Questions dealing with concrete facts are divergent questions.

One way of incorporating active learning into lectures is to use ________.

To what taxonomic domain does the following objective belong? "Students will share their reactions about the appeal of a painting after a trip to a local gallery."

Teachers who are highly committed to covering all of the required information and curriculum are most interested in the goal of teaching for conceptual change.

A student in a biology class examines a slide of an unfamiliar cell and describes its major parts and how they interrelate. What element in Bloom's taxonomy is most directly exemplified?

After reviewing about 50 studies of teaching, Rosenshine and Furst concluded that the most promising teacher behavior for future research on effective teaching is ________.

Which one of the following objectives would probably be the most difficult to measure?

Which one of the following examples of mathematics learning is the MOST compatible with a constructivist view?

Teacher clarity is a characteristic that is fairly simple to define objectively.

The type of objective that uses verbs such as tabulate, state, total, and measure is a(n) ________.

Mrs. Savage is hoping that her students will really appreciate the importance of earthquakes following the unit that she is about to teach. The type of affective response that she should expect to occur FIRST for this outcome is

What is direct instruction? List its characteristics and describe a situation in which it would be the most appropriate method to use with students. Explain why your situation is appropriate for direct instruction.

In the constructivist perspective, it is important for students to have a role in designing objectives for learning.

Whitney presents and defends her personal views on the desirability of having the current president nominate Supreme Court Justices. What level of thinking in Bloom's taxonomy is illustrated by Whitney's task?

Indicate the HIGHEST level of Bloom's taxonomy in which the following question can be classified: "How should government classes judge the feasibility of a court decision?"

In productive group sessions, a student's questions and comments are directed to another student.

Write three possible cognitive objectives for your teaching specialty, using Mager's and Gronlund's approaches. Each objective should address a different level in Bloom's taxonomy.

The type of objective that uses verbs such as comprehend, design, acknowledge, and address is a(n) ________.